Citizen Chronograph Quartz AN8086-53E Men’s Watch is clean, so powerful, so confident without being over the top. All the precise lines and angles, the edges, the compact elegant shape.

1. Citizen Chronograph Quartz AN8086-53E Men’s Watch
features a stainless steel 45mm case, with a fixed black bezel,
a black dial and a scratch resistant mineral crystal.
Chronograph - sub-dials displaying: 60 second, 60 minute
and 24 hours. The 45mm stainless steel band is fitted with
fold over with safety release clasp. This beautiful wristwatch,
powered by quartz movement supporting: chronograph,
date, hour, minute, second, 24hour functions. This watch has
a water resistance of up to 165 feet/50 meters, suitable for
short periods of recreational swimming, but not diving or snorkelling. Citizen watches are
made in-house so the cases are also produced by them. It is not an easy task to make so
many models. This means that a lot of tools and work hours are needed.
Citizen Chronograph Quartz AN8086-53E Men’s Watch is clean, so powerful, so confident
without being over the top. All the precise lines and angles, the edges, the compact elegant
shape.

2. When you first look at the new Citizen Chronograph Quartz
AN8086-53E Men’s Watch the initial impression you get is
simply that the watch is attempting to convey a lot of
information at once. There are three black sub-dials located at
each quarter hour. Noon is your minute counter, at three
o’clock you have your running seconds, six o’clock is your hour
counter, and then at nine o’clock you’ll see a power reserve
indicator – the latter of which I think is the most interesting,
and largely the biggest deviation conceptually from the classic Citizen bullheads and the
date window. Which rather gets hidden by the other three sub windows. The hands of the
watch are lume filled, with additional lumed markers at the hours.
The steel case, in my opinion, is where Citizen put a lot of effort and it shows. With a
polished bezel neatly cradling a tachymeter scale, it transitions into a radially brushed
ring. The lugs also have some directional brushing on them. All this to say it appears that
Citizen Aviator Eco-Drive Chronograph Men’s Watch looked back in their archives and
tried to honour the tradition of case finishing that was present during the original vintage
days. That is, up until they decided to use integrated lugs for the strap. While not a deal
breaker for some, the limitations of strap options could pose a problem for this model. The
watch measures in at 45mm making this larger than the traditional. it’s nice to see Citizen
starting to look into their back catalog and unearthing some of their loved vintage models
that are ripe for a refresh. Well, according to how well-received other, “vintage inspired
watches” have been, I think so – but ultimately time will tell.
Bottom line: Citizen Watches Online are synonymous with the innovations that have
made the brand well-known all over the world. Citizen has an overwhelmingly positive
reputation, earned after decades of innovating and expanding their catalogue of
movements and styles. This watch is another example.